For me
When Zhou Min agreed to be released from prison, Zhou Qiting thought that things might not be that simple, so he conducted an in-depth investigation in private. He learned that the fire in the welfare home was caused by arson by Chen Shu, and he also tortured the bribed prison guard into revealing the words that Chen Shu had conveyed to Zhou Min.
"The most beloved thing."
Chen Shu said this, probably because he already had a goal in mind.
When hearing this, Zhou Qiting first thought of the ill-fated Shuguang Welfare Home.
In order to prevent Chen Shu from persecuting the welfare home again in a cruel manner, Zhou Qiting has arranged sufficient security personnel to guard there to ensure safety.
But do things really only refer to things and objects? For Chen Shu, who takes human life lightly, there is a high probability that she also classifies people as "things".
And her most beloved... Zhou Qiting was not so arrogant as to think that Zhou Min would still care about her and place her in such an important position three years after leaving her.
But it doesn’t matter, as long as Chen Shu thinks so, it’s enough.
So the last time Zhou Qiting went to see Zhou Min, she did not bring too many people with her, in order to let the people who were secretly observing her relax their vigilance.
The reason why she appeared outside Zhou Min's residence in thin clothes was because Zhou Qiting knew that even if Zhou Min had no feelings for her, he would not bear to see her catch a cold out of kindness.
A meeting that could trigger more associations and a coat that Chen Shu could recognize were the reasons why Zhou Qiting went to meet Zhou Min in the first place.
In this way, he could use himself as bait, take every step carefully, lure out the cunning Chen Shu, and resolve the obsession that had always been in Zhou Min's heart.
But after seeing with her own eyes that Zhou Min, even though he had plenty of money, lived in such a poor environment and didn't take care of his body, and considering what her subordinates had reported to her over the past three years: Zhou Min had been desperately pursuing Chen Shu, Zhou Qiting's long-held concerns were completely confirmed.
Bringing Chen Shu to justice is the only wish that has kept Zhou Min alive until now.
Zhou Qiting was still fresh in her mind's mind when she heard what Zhou Min said to her on the phone before he committed suicide. Now that she knew that this person was very likely to leave her forever, Zhou Qiting could not accept this result no matter what.
Fortunately, just as she still missed Zhou Min, Zhou Min also had some hard-to-conceal feelings for her.
She then took advantage of her illness to make a further test, wanting to see how important she was in Zhou Min's heart.
If Zhou Min was willing to stay with her, then she could just follow the original plan and lure Chen Shu into a trap.
But Zhou Min still chose to leave without saying a word, which meant that his feelings for her alone were not enough to make Zhou Min attached to this world.
So Zhou Qiting changed her plan. Not only did she suffer from the cold body and her hands were almost pinched, she decided to tie Zhou Min down completely with herself.
So she did not take the initiative to find Zhou Min again, but let Zhou Min hide from her for a while.
It was not until now that Zhou Qiting put an end to this long-planned plan, putting the strongest shackles on the relationship between her and Zhou Min.
She knew that Zhou Min had been tracking Chen Shu, so he would naturally see Chen Shu coming to find her. Zhou Qiting wanted Zhou Min to witness this scene with his own eyes, to let her remember the pain of possibly losing him forever, to let her know that their destinies had long been intertwined forever, and she would never think of leaving Zhou Qiting and leaving this world alone.
Zhou Qiting didn't think he had done anything wrong.
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In the ward, Zhou Min stood by the bed with her arms folded, staring motionlessly at the liquid dripping out of the IV dripper regulator. She caught a glimpse of the person on the bed frowning slightly, showing signs of waking up. A belated fear and relief at surviving the disaster surged into her heart, making her eyes a little sore.
After Zhou Yiting was injured last night, he fell asleep as soon as he was pushed back to the ward after his wound was sutured, probably because of blood loss or because he hadn't slept well for a long time. He didn't wake up until the afternoon of the next day.
So when Zhou Qiting opened her eyes, what she saw was Zhou Min staring at her with a stern face and red eyes, not saying a word. His angry look made her feel a little cute.
Zhou Qiting tried to sit up by supporting himself on the hospital bed with his hands, but accidentally pulled the wound on his abdomen, and he gasped in pain.
Zhou Min, who had been standing by the bed with a sullen face, saw this and hurried forward to support her. He said with some distress and anxiety: "Don't move for now."
His tone was cold and hard, but his movements were extremely gentle. Zhou Min held the slightly cold hand in his palm and gently rubbed it, while his other hand reached out to press the call bell.
"I'm sorry." Zhou Yiting whispered an apology to the person beside the bed.
"You..." Zhou Min frowned and wanted to lose his temper. When his eyes met Zhou Qiting's pale face, his heart ached, but he still insisted, "...I can't accept your apology."
"Zhou Qiting, if your apology is just to make me feel better, I won't accept it."
"Then how can I accept it?" Zhou Qiting turned his head away, unable to bear to look at Zhou Min's eyes.
At this time, the medical staff who received the call bell signal rushed over and knocked on the door to indicate that they needed to come in to check on the patient's condition.
Seeing the person in front of him with an attitude of "I've already apologized, what else do you want from me", Zhou Min became more and more depressed. He let go of Zhou Qiting's hand, suppressed his emotions and stood aside waiting for the doctor to check the wound and change the dressing.
After the doctor left, Zhou Min looked at the cold sweat on Zhou Qiting's forehead due to the wound. He couldn't bear to criticize him too much, so he just accused him softly:
"How could you put yourself in such danger? If I hadn't been able to catch up last night... You apologized to me the same way a few days ago, and this time you even used your own life as a bargaining chip. You're not truly repentant at all. You know I don't want you to get hurt, don't you?"
No matter what, Zhou Min couldn't let the eldest lady get what she wanted this time, relying on his care for her.
"I can sincerely repent, but first, answer me, if I don't, after Chen Shu confesses his crime and is sentenced, will you choose to continue living a good life?"
Zhou Qiting didn't give Zhou Min a chance to argue. He turned back and looked directly at him, questioning him, "You've thought about committing suicide a long time ago, right? You only held on until then because you wanted to help the welfare home and seek revenge on me."
"So when the funds for rebuilding the orphanage were raised, and when you realized I hadn't broken my promise, you chose to commit suicide to 'express your apology' to me. So even after you left me, left prison, and regained your freedom twice, all you thought about was dying with Chen Shu, right?"
"You've never thought about living a good life for yourself..." Zhou Qiting's eyes were red when she said this. She whispered her selfish thoughts, "In that case, can you live for me?"
"But someone like me... doesn't deserve to live. You've seen it too. No, you've only seen part of it. The things I've done are far more sinful than you can imagine..."
Zhou Min was belittling himself incoherently, but when he saw the person in front of him looking about to cry, his heart softened.
She wrinkled her sore nose, but didn't know what else to say, so she apologized: "I'm sorry..."
"You don't need to apologize to me at all." Zhou Yiting held Zhou Min's hand and looked at her deeply, her heart full of self-blame. "I know everything you've experienced before. The scars on your body that you haven't explained to me were all left by the abuse of evil people. Those people are wrong, not you."
"Even if there was a mistake, it was my fault. If you hadn't saved me, your life wouldn't have been ruined."
"That's not the case..." Zhou Min shook his head in denial, rubbing his fingertips against her cool knuckles. He whispered, "I volunteered to save you. The consequences shouldn't be blamed on you. You're not wrong."
"Then you should bear the consequences alone?" Zhou Qiting held Zhou Min's hand and pulled her closer, asking, "Didn't you say you knew what was going on?"
The suggestive words reminded Zhou Min of the story he had once told Zhou Qiting. At the end of the story, he had said himself: "...if I have to blame anyone, it's those criminals. I know what's going on."
Seeing Zhou Min's thoughtful expression, Zhou Qiting knew that she had remembered what he was referring to, and took the opportunity to continue to attack her defenses: "Zhou Min, can you give me a chance to make it up to you?"
"Or rather," Zhou Qiting said, pulling Zhou Min's hand close to her lips and kissing the back of her hand, her eyes full of tenderness, "let me love you well."
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